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texas the supreme court struck down the anti-sodomy law in texas and 13 other states. this happened in 2003, when perry was in fact serving as governor of texas. >> his question is how do i -- how do i defend my criticism of limited government in the lawrence v. texas. listen, here's -- here's the issue that i have.ç i don't dislike government. i just want government to work. i wish i could tell you i knew every supreme court case. i don't. i'm not even going to try to go through every supreme court case. that would be -- you know, i'm not a lawyer. but here's what i do know. i know they're spending too much money in washington, d.c. and $15 trillion worth of debt is on the back of that young man right there. and if we don't go in and cut the size of government, court cases aren't going to make one tinker's heck. >> one tinker's heck. that's the word that showed up in my prompter. i don't know what that means. the "texas tribune" pointed out that perry actually cited that case, lawrence v. texas, in his book "fed up" in a chapter called "nine unelected judges tell us
texas the supreme court struck down the anti-sodomy law in texas and 13 other states. this happened in 2003, when perry was in fact serving as governor of texas. >> his question is how do i -- how do i defend my criticism of limited government in the lawrence v. texas. listen, here's -- here's the issue that i have.ç i don't dislike government. i just want government to work. i wish i could tell you i knew every supreme court case. i don't. i'm not even going to try to go through every...
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texas governor rick perry meanwhile, polling in the single digits trying to revive his campaign before the iowa caucuses. he links both newt gingrich and mitt romney to president obama. >> we don't want government mandated health care. yet, newt gingrich supports it and mitt romney, he put it in the law in massachusetts. worse, barack obama forced it on the entire nation. rick perry, he'll repeal it starting day one. >> i won't let the big government liberals ruin this country. i'm rick perry. i'm an outsider who will repeal obama care, and i approve this message. >> outsider is your key word there. donald trump's debate scheduled for december 27th may end up being an intimate affair. rick perry, michele bachmann, the latest gop contenders saying they won't attend, newt gingrich and rick santorum confirm they'll be there. even those two should reconsider, some say. >> we appreciate what mr. trump has done. but if you're still talking about potentially running as an independent candidate, i think that's a problem. there will be malpractice from me as an rnc chairman not to believe that
texas governor rick perry meanwhile, polling in the single digits trying to revive his campaign before the iowa caucuses. he links both newt gingrich and mitt romney to president obama. >> we don't want government mandated health care. yet, newt gingrich supports it and mitt romney, he put it in the law in massachusetts. worse, barack obama forced it on the entire nation. rick perry, he'll repeal it starting day one. >> i won't let the big government liberals ruin this country. i'm...
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i'll talk about what we've done in the state of texas. i'll talk about talking a balanced budget amendment to the congress. i'll talk about having a -- the type of part-time congress that i think americans are ready for. you know, there are a lot of people out there, i understand it, you know, this are a lot of folks that said tim tebow wasn't going to be a very good nfl quarterback. there are people that stood up and said, well, he doesn't have the right throwing mechanisms. you know, he's not playing the game right. you know, he won two national championships, and that looks pretty good. we were the national champions in job creation back in texas. am i ready for the next level? let me tell you, i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> rick perry trying to have a little tebow mania rub off on him. >>> in other 2012 news, mitt romney is picking up the highly prized endorsement of south carolina governor nikki haley. romney is in the state where governor haley is expected to join him at several campaign events in that critical p
i'll talk about what we've done in the state of texas. i'll talk about talking a balanced budget amendment to the congress. i'll talk about having a -- the type of part-time congress that i think americans are ready for. you know, there are a lot of people out there, i understand it, you know, this are a lot of folks that said tim tebow wasn't going to be a very good nfl quarterback. there are people that stood up and said, well, he doesn't have the right throwing mechanisms. you know, he's not...
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it was a pattern that started developing in texas. >> do you think he was slow to the punch? >> i think he was slow to the punch. i think he was slow to the punch. the problem is this. you have a concerted effort that started with 30 republican governors elected and they're on the same sheet of music. >> that's the key. they're working in unison on this. mike pan mike mike papantonio. i appreciate it. >>> next up, the fallout continues over lowe's pulling ads from the show "all american muslim." the mayor of dearborn, michigan, jack o'reilly will join me in a moment. >>> the protester is named "time" magazine's person of the year. jesse lagreca will take a victory lap on this one. >>> so here's my message for the folks at lowe's who made the decision, frankly anyone out there of sound mind considering getting behind the growing anti-muslim bias. you're better than this. you know the history of this country and of this world never, ever looks kindly on this kind of marginalization you endorsed with your actions. whether it was against irish-americans or jewish-americans or afr
it was a pattern that started developing in texas. >> do you think he was slow to the punch? >> i think he was slow to the punch. i think he was slow to the punch. the problem is this. you have a concerted effort that started with 30 republican governors elected and they're on the same sheet of music. >> that's the key. they're working in unison on this. mike pan mike mike papantonio. i appreciate it. >>> next up, the fallout continues over lowe's pulling ads from the...
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it was a pattern that started developing in texas. >> do you think he was slow to the punch? >> i think he was slow to the punch. i think he was slow to the punch. the problem is this. you have a concerted effort that started with 30 republican governors elected and they're on the same sheet of music. >> that's the key. they're working in unison on this. mike papantonio. i appreciate it. >>> next up, the fallout continues over lowe's pulling ads from the show "all american muslim." the mayor of dearborn, michigan, jack o'reilly will join me in a moment. >>> the protester is named "time" magazine's person of the year. jesse lagreca will take a victory lap on this one. everyone believes in keeping their promises once a year. but we believe in helping people take steps to keep them every single day. that's why every day we help people across the country get into their first homes. prepare for a comfortable retirement and protect the people and things that matter most. at genworth we believe every day is the right day to take a step toward tomorrow. a vacation on a budget with ex
it was a pattern that started developing in texas. >> do you think he was slow to the punch? >> i think he was slow to the punch. i think he was slow to the punch. the problem is this. you have a concerted effort that started with 30 republican governors elected and they're on the same sheet of music. >> that's the key. they're working in unison on this. mike papantonio. i appreciate it. >>> next up, the fallout continues over lowe's pulling ads from the show...
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, into south texas at this time. florida, 78, and then we are finding the bulk of any precipitation today will be in the south. some much-needed areas into trks. the system that will be impacting the west coast. early in the week, we have southern cal dealing with the rain, and looking in the mountains of the southwest, snow in those areas. and then as we head into tuesday, we have a shot of wintry weather into the central parts of the country by tuesday. look out for icing, alex. >> heads up and thanks for that. >>> the fight over the payroll tax cut extension. if it's not passed, how much money will you lose? we will speak with maxine waters next. >>> and alec baldwin's cameo with his recent headline about the airlines. all energy development comes with some risk, but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through con
, into south texas at this time. florida, 78, and then we are finding the bulk of any precipitation today will be in the south. some much-needed areas into trks. the system that will be impacting the west coast. early in the week, we have southern cal dealing with the rain, and looking in the mountains of the southwest, snow in those areas. and then as we head into tuesday, we have a shot of wintry weather into the central parts of the country by tuesday. look out for icing, alex. >>...
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mentioning the redistricting in texas. >> the most recent sen susz data indicated that texas gained 4 million new residents. the vast majority are hispanic and it allows for four new congressional seats. but the state will add zero additional seats. >> pete williams is the justice correspondent. this issue is bubbling and we really haven't seen it addressed from the white house. now the attorney general is jumping into it. that's a big deal. >> he meant zero additional seats where hispanics would have a majority voting opportunity. so here you have an attorney general who is given the toughest line yet from the obama administration on the state changes in voting. you mentioned photo i.d. laws. they are the hot thing right now. and the advocates say it is necessary to prevent in person voter fraud at the polls. opponents say that voter fraud is not that big of a problem. then you have restrictions on early voting and registration at the polls. and the attorney general said this is an attorney general who made civil rights a big priority speaking at the lbj library. it's a dramatic sett
mentioning the redistricting in texas. >> the most recent sen susz data indicated that texas gained 4 million new residents. the vast majority are hispanic and it allows for four new congressional seats. but the state will add zero additional seats. >> pete williams is the justice correspondent. this issue is bubbling and we really haven't seen it addressed from the white house. now the attorney general is jumping into it. that's a big deal. >> he meant zero additional seats...
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we have a new ad on featuring the first lady of texas, mrs. perry, talking about their christian faith and their rural upbringing, which we feel will really connect with those voters in iowa. the governor's really focused on his own work, his own message, on taking that outsider record and vision to the citizens of iowa. and we feel good about where we are. our momentum is growing and we're optimistic about a good finish on january the 3rd, chris. >> ray sullivan, communications director with the perry campaign. thank you. >> yes, sir. thanks. >>> up next, the politics of the payroll tax fight. after a year of high-stakes law ma making, did republicans overplay their hand? this is "andrea mitchell reports," and it's only on msnbc. see? he's taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day, gummies for grown-ups. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can
we have a new ad on featuring the first lady of texas, mrs. perry, talking about their christian faith and their rural upbringing, which we feel will really connect with those voters in iowa. the governor's really focused on his own work, his own message, on taking that outsider record and vision to the citizens of iowa. and we feel good about where we are. our momentum is growing and we're optimistic about a good finish on january the 3rd, chris. >> ray sullivan, communications director...
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texas is a great example. he wants the state of texas to basically make being gay illegal if they want to. and we hope there's a higher court, the supreme court that will stop that from happening under a ron paul presidency. >> yeah. this is pretty much in the context of paul trying to disavow other extreme positions in these newsletters years ago that are now dogging his campaign. paul wants to be bold, but he also seems to attract, you know, a fringe element that's out there. and it is out in iowa. the guy does have support. he's getting massive crowds compared to the other candidates. what do you make of all of this? >> well, i think a lot of it is pretty kind of crazy marketing. because what he's really hoping for is a kind of reconstructionist growth where christian law and the bible are what become one law with the civil law. it's interesting. these are the guys who screamed the most about the infringement of sharia law supposedly coming to our country, but what they want, or what michele bachmann ç wen
texas is a great example. he wants the state of texas to basically make being gay illegal if they want to. and we hope there's a higher court, the supreme court that will stop that from happening under a ron paul presidency. >> yeah. this is pretty much in the context of paul trying to disavow other extreme positions in these newsletters years ago that are now dogging his campaign. paul wants to be bold, but he also seems to attract, you know, a fringe element that's out there. and it is...
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he's been the executive that's put into place job creating policies in his home state of texas. he's hoping that combination of social and fiscal conservative backing will get him some of these voters who are choosing between these three kcandidates. >> what kind of questions is he getting? >> motor voters i talk to say they are choosing between rick santorum and rick perry. they fit their idea of a socially conservative person as well as somebody who is really retail campaigning throughout the state. i have had voters tell me they're very thankful that perry came to their -- whether it's a small town in western iowa or whether it's in des moines, they're thankful perry as well as some of the other candidates are really putting in on the ground. that's very meaningful to them. the crowds have been small venues but ranging between about 75 to 150 voters coming out to give him a second look. >> nbc campaign embed carrie dann, thank you so much. >> thanks a lot. >>> rick santorum is telling iowans to pay attention to the candidates that have made their votes and opinions a priorit
he's been the executive that's put into place job creating policies in his home state of texas. he's hoping that combination of social and fiscal conservative backing will get him some of these voters who are choosing between these three kcandidates. >> what kind of questions is he getting? >> motor voters i talk to say they are choosing between rick santorum and rick perry. they fit their idea of a socially conservative person as well as somebody who is really retail campaigning...
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when he ran for congressman in 1996 after being home in texas for a few years. the dallas morning news pulled a couple of passages from a 1982 issue of the ron paul political report. "if you have ever been robbed by a black teenaged male, you know how unbelievably fleet of foot they can be." also, "given the inefficiencies of what d.c. laughingly calls the criminal justice system, i think we can safely assume that 95% of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal." these were quotes from ron paul's newsletters. and when the "dallas morning news" asked him about them, running for congress that year, he did not disavow these statements. "in the interview, he did not deny he made the statement about the swiftness of black men. if you try to catch someone that has stolen a purse from you, there is no chance to catch them," dr. paul said." he also said "the comment about black men in the nation's capital was made while writing about a 1992 study produced by the national center on incarceration and alternatives, a criminal justice think tank b
when he ran for congressman in 1996 after being home in texas for a few years. the dallas morning news pulled a couple of passages from a 1982 issue of the ron paul political report. "if you have ever been robbed by a black teenaged male, you know how unbelievably fleet of foot they can be." also, "given the inefficiencies of what d.c. laughingly calls the criminal justice system, i think we can safely assume that 95% of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely...
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this is a guy who won a lot of competitive elections in the state of texas. largely in races where he didn't have to debate. and over the last couple months, perry has been on the the stage as often as any of the other candidates. it's sort of hard to imagine a way in which he wouldn't be better off if he tried to duck a couple of those. maybe limit his debate performances to just a couple selectives. >> here's what i'm going to say in the spirit of the new year and all that stuff. honestly, for the way people are scrutinized now that every second is recorded, whether it's on camera or somebody just has their cell phone going or something, i think it's amazing that more mistakes aren't caught. and at least whatever you think of an individual candidate, k o kudos for doing it. it's brutal on the campaign trail. >> absolutely. when people look at how well mitt romney is doing here, also the fact rick santorum has hung in there, what they point to is the fact these guys are political pros. they stand out from the field in the sense of having run in competitive r
this is a guy who won a lot of competitive elections in the state of texas. largely in races where he didn't have to debate. and over the last couple months, perry has been on the the stage as often as any of the other candidates. it's sort of hard to imagine a way in which he wouldn't be better off if he tried to duck a couple of those. maybe limit his debate performances to just a couple selectives. >> here's what i'm going to say in the spirit of the new year and all that stuff....
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but there are plenty of iowans who have big problems with the texas congressman. 40% of voters believe paul is an unacceptable nominee, putting a concrete ceiling on how high he can climb in the hawkeye state. domenico montenaro joins us. there's a newt gingrich event underway. about to start. let's talk about ron paul. he's at the top of the polls. some people love him. how can he have so many powerful negatives. and what are they that make him unacceptable. >> it's interesting. last nights i was out at a romney event. 400 people or so. but a lot of them were undecided. i talked to them about the reason they are actually looking at romney now, even though thought might like other candidates, they said, we don't want iowa to go down in history as having voted for ron paul preponderance they see that as a big problem. these are folks in the central and eastern part of the state who aren't your evangelicals from the western part of the state. that's a big reason for what you're seeing mitt romney's strength here. and whether or not ron paul can withstand this in the next few days will be
but there are plenty of iowans who have big problems with the texas congressman. 40% of voters believe paul is an unacceptable nominee, putting a concrete ceiling on how high he can climb in the hawkeye state. domenico montenaro joins us. there's a newt gingrich event underway. about to start. let's talk about ron paul. he's at the top of the polls. some people love him. how can he have so many powerful negatives. and what are they that make him unacceptable. >> it's interesting. last...
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. >>> eric burns on the gop's attempts to discredit the congressman from texas. that's onlyi icoming up next. >>> pat robertson thinks this "saturday night live" sketch is a display of anti-christian bigotry. his own religious bigotry lands him in the zone. >>> a tweet from the president of college republicans of university of texas is the latest in a pattern of race-related attacks on the president from the right wing. michael eric dooyson joins me later in the hour. you can tweet us your thoughts using #edshow. [ male announcer ] what can you do with plain white rice? when you pour chunky beef with country vegetables soup over it... you can do dinner. four minutes, around four bucks. campbell's chunky. it's amazing what soup can do. [ male announcer ] got a cold? [ sniffling ] [ male announcer ] not sure what to take? now robitussin® makes finding the right relief simpler than ever. click on the robitussin® relief finder. click on your symptoms. get your right relief. ♪ makes the cold aisle easy. ♪ robitussin®. relief made simple. >>> another shakeup in
. >>> eric burns on the gop's attempts to discredit the congressman from texas. that's onlyi icoming up next. >>> pat robertson thinks this "saturday night live" sketch is a display of anti-christian bigotry. his own religious bigotry lands him in the zone. >>> a tweet from the president of college republicans of university of texas is the latest in a pattern of race-related attacks on the president from the right wing. michael eric dooyson joins me later in...
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joining me now is bob franken and victoria defran chez ko-soto, a visiting scholar at the university of texas austin, thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >> bob, can the progressive serve we saw this year continue in the months ahead? >> that's a good question, because the passions of the progressives sometimes have a tendency to wane after the first initial euphoria going out and demonstrating, doing that kind of thing. add to that the fact that barack obama has lost some of the enthusiasm, quite frankly of the progressive movement. so it's going to be interesting to see if the progressives can continue with the passion that they've had before. >> now, when i talk about that passion victoria, and i've been around the country with a lot of this stuff and been involved on the front lines. i've seen these people go from their nights of victory that we showed, to every one of these three governors, the majority of their states now disapprove of them. walker 51% disapproval. kasich, 52%ç disapproval. scott 58% disapproval. so it showed that these movements and this driving and
joining me now is bob franken and victoria defran chez ko-soto, a visiting scholar at the university of texas austin, thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thank you. >> bob, can the progressive serve we saw this year continue in the months ahead? >> that's a good question, because the passions of the progressives sometimes have a tendency to wane after the first initial euphoria going out and demonstrating, doing that kind of thing. add to that the fact that barack obama...
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it was a pattern that started developing in texas. >> do you think he was slow to the punch? >> i think he was slow to the punch. i think he was slow to the punch. the problem is this. you have a concerted effort that started with 30 republican governors elected and they're on the same sheet of music. >> that's the key. they're working in unison on this. mike p mi mike papantonio. i appreciate it. >>> next up, the fallout continues over lowe's pulling ads from the show "all american muslim." the mayor of dearborn, michigan, jack o'reilly will join me in a moment. >>> the protester is named "time" magazine's person of the year. jesse lagreca will take a victory lap on this one. a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same time gets you prices hotels and airlines won't let expedia show separately. book it. major wow factor! where you book matters. expedia. the other office devices? they don't ge
it was a pattern that started developing in texas. >> do you think he was slow to the punch? >> i think he was slow to the punch. i think he was slow to the punch. the problem is this. you have a concerted effort that started with 30 republican governors elected and they're on the same sheet of music. >> that's the key. they're working in unison on this. mike p mi mike papantonio. i appreciate it. >>> next up, the fallout continues over lowe's pulling ads from the...
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. >>> eric burns on the gop's attempts to discredit the congressman from texas. that's coming up next. >>> pat robertson thinks this "saturday night live" sketch is a display of anti-christian bigotry. his own religious bigotry lands him in the zone. >>> a tweet from the president of college republicans of university of texas is the latest in a pattern of race-related attacks on the president from the right wing. michael eric dyson joins me later in the hour. you can tweet us your thoughts using #edshow. ♪ ramón, you're the whole enchilada, so tell me, is something in my life missing? yes. chunks of you are missing. it's not good. it was that bargain-brand cooking spray. it left the best part of me in the pan. ah! whereas i was cooked with new-and-improved pam. it's 70% better. see the difference in the muffins? this is hard for me to watch. sí, sí, sí. everything is falling apart! no, francisco. you are falling apart. aah! new pam helps you pull it off. even better. guaranteed. new pam helps you pull it off. ♪ when the things that you need come at just t
. >>> eric burns on the gop's attempts to discredit the congressman from texas. that's coming up next. >>> pat robertson thinks this "saturday night live" sketch is a display of anti-christian bigotry. his own religious bigotry lands him in the zone. >>> a tweet from the president of college republicans of university of texas is the latest in a pattern of race-related attacks on the president from the right wing. michael eric dyson joins me later in the...
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on my jou, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. yeah, our low prices are even lower. we...
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christmas eve, believe it or not, west texas has a chance of getting christmas eve snow. there's a slight chance in dallas-ft. worth, santa may see snow flakes. don't expect it to cover the ground. by the time we get to christmas day, rain down there in louisiana, mississippi. that's about it. it doesn't feel like christmas with the weather. >> thank you. >> we joke with you a lot throughout the entire year. in the spirit of christmas, can i say this? get the hell out of my house. it's time for sports! >> could you find willie? call me. >> their first win of the season, the colts hosted the champions, houston texas in indianapolis. the texans upset. we move to the fourth quarter. houston up by one. batted in the air. bounces off the colts defense. the texans jones comes up with it for a first down. replay shows the ricochet. look at that. unbelievable. >> yes. >> houston takes a four-point lead. the colts on the final march down with 24 seconds left on the clock. well, reggie wayne gets the one-yard touchdown pass. the game winning score. the colts fans go wild. houston i
christmas eve, believe it or not, west texas has a chance of getting christmas eve snow. there's a slight chance in dallas-ft. worth, santa may see snow flakes. don't expect it to cover the ground. by the time we get to christmas day, rain down there in louisiana, mississippi. that's about it. it doesn't feel like christmas with the weather. >> thank you. >> we joke with you a lot throughout the entire year. in the spirit of christmas, can i say this? get the hell out of my house....
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last saturday after retreating on that keystone oil pipeline coming from canada to the gulf coast of texas after explicitly saying he would not allow republicans to attach anything like that, he would reject it if they tried to attach it. he ended up accepting it. then the next day john boehner appearing on "meet the press" put the plug on the whole deal. 89 votes. not good for the house republican conference obviously dominated by the tea party freshmen. back and forth we went all week. the pressure mounted with each passing day. it was just 24 hours ago that the majority leader eric cantor as you well know invited the president to come on up to the capital saying he could bring bo along with them. they could hash this thing out. over the course of the next couple of hours after that it became very apparent. we can talk about karl rove. we can talk about various senators coming out and telling house republicans to get off the mark, to declare victory, come back in two months and get at this again. when mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader put out that paper statement yesterday tr
last saturday after retreating on that keystone oil pipeline coming from canada to the gulf coast of texas after explicitly saying he would not allow republicans to attach anything like that, he would reject it if they tried to attach it. he ended up accepting it. then the next day john boehner appearing on "meet the press" put the plug on the whole deal. 89 votes. not good for the house republican conference obviously dominated by the tea party freshmen. back and forth we went all...
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. >>> eric burns on the gop's attempts to discredit the congressman from texas. that'scoming up next. >>> pat robertson thinks this "saturday night live" sketch is a display of anti-christian bigotry. his own religious bigotry lands him in the zone. >>> a tweet from the president of college republicans of university of texas is the latest in a pattern of race-related attacks on the president from the right wing. michael eric dyson joins me later in the hour. you can tweet us your thoughts using #edshow. >>> another shakeup in iowa. >>> another shakeup in iowa. and establishments republicans aren't real happy with this one. a new poll shows ron paul on top with 23%. mitt romney is three points behind him at 20%. newt gingrich has dropped to the third after losing 13 points in two weeks. the newtster on the slide. republicans are getting nervous and they're pulling out all stops to prevent a ron paul victory. chris wallace kicked things off last week on fox saying if ron paul won it would discredit the caucuses? iowa republicans are echoing those remarks and the kn
. >>> eric burns on the gop's attempts to discredit the congressman from texas. that'scoming up next. >>> pat robertson thinks this "saturday night live" sketch is a display of anti-christian bigotry. his own religious bigotry lands him in the zone. >>> a tweet from the president of college republicans of university of texas is the latest in a pattern of race-related attacks on the president from the right wing. michael eric dyson joins me later in the hour....
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a lot of money that he can continue to spend and a lot of conservatives do like his record down in texas. john huntsman is somebody who has been a late surger. coming around lately and somebody if he can do well and he will kind of be viewed as the reasonable conservative and a lot of republican elites are coming around to like him. i would not rule him out yet, but still a long shot. >> chances of a serious 30 party candidate? >> that's not going to happen. it's a fantasy for those of us in the media, but you are seeing a lot of republican types, like bob dole and george hw bush and throwing support behind mitt romney. more of the establishment types you can get, the less of a third party. folks like those who want a third party. >> thank you. >> today's tweet of the day comes from josh marshall. the talking points memo. romney name dropped i love louis skpet honeymooners. he is rocking it with the 60 plus crowd. [ sponge ] the prognosis is bleak. you may need to soak overnight. nurse...! [ female announcer ] dawn power clean can give you the power of an overnight soak in just 5 minutes
a lot of money that he can continue to spend and a lot of conservatives do like his record down in texas. john huntsman is somebody who has been a late surger. coming around lately and somebody if he can do well and he will kind of be viewed as the reasonable conservative and a lot of republican elites are coming around to like him. i would not rule him out yet, but still a long shot. >> chances of a serious 30 party candidate? >> that's not going to happen. it's a fantasy for those...
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ben russell of our affiliate kxas tv joins us live from grapevine, texas. ben, is there any idea in terms of motive? i know it's early. >> reporter: it's still early in this investigation, obviously, though this did play out some almost 24 hours ago. no, there is no known motive at least one that police are telling us about. there's also no outward sign of the tragedy that played out in this sliding glass door and frame here of this apartment complex in grapevine that you describe as a suburb of north texas. here is what we do know at this point. no one heard any of the gunshots that were fired inside of this home. someone called 911 at 11:30, but that person did not speak into the phone. an operator then sent grapevine, texas, police to go and investigate and they found a scene to go and talk about now. we also had information that the suspected shooter in this case, a middle-aged man and may have been dressed as santa claus. grapevine police have not confirmed that information. the seven victims are reportedly related. four women and three men between the
ben russell of our affiliate kxas tv joins us live from grapevine, texas. ben, is there any idea in terms of motive? i know it's early. >> reporter: it's still early in this investigation, obviously, though this did play out some almost 24 hours ago. no, there is no known motive at least one that police are telling us about. there's also no outward sign of the tragedy that played out in this sliding glass door and frame here of this apartment complex in grapevine that you describe as a...
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. >>> a texas man didn't get away with much of anything during a recent robbery attempt. surveillance cameras did catch the thief stealing a cash register, but it was empty at this fast food restaurant. police later found the suspect and arrested him on theft charges. >>> at various locations around the country, nursing mothers held what they called nurse-ins at target stores. this all started last month when a nursing mother in texas said she was treated rudely by confrontational target employees who removed her to a fitting room. she since has started a facebook page which launched the nationwide demonstration against restrictive corporate breast feeding policies. >>> and finally, 40-degree weather didn't stop one group of friends from having a good time on a new york lake. they braved frigid conditions to feed what they call their water skiing addiction. hopefully, in some wet suits there. >>> and now for a look at your national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. he's little more of an expert on this. frigid, 40 deg
. >>> a texas man didn't get away with much of anything during a recent robbery attempt. surveillance cameras did catch the thief stealing a cash register, but it was empty at this fast food restaurant. police later found the suspect and arrested him on theft charges. >>> at various locations around the country, nursing mothers held what they called nurse-ins at target stores. this all started last month when a nursing mother in texas said she was treated rudely by...
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the big question here is what is he doing in texas? >> well, veronica, this has been part of his campaign strategy in iowa. he'll come into the state, do two or three campaign events and go back and get rest. just because he isn't here doesn't mean his staff isn't here. most drove back from sioux city last night, a three-hour drive, to get started this morning to ged a head start on tuesday. they said there's a lot of work to do, so his staff will be here working both days and weekend while congressman paul is back in texas getting his rest. >> what are you hearing from iowans on the ground for his support for paul. has he done enough to motivate his base? >> he has. i've seen crowds inflate in size recently due to his jump in the numbers. he's always had a big crowd come out in iowa. recently it's been bigger. he's been averaging about 200 people in each of his events. thursday night in council bluffs he had over 700 people show up, many cheering his anti-war message. he's been getting plenty of standing ovations when he railings agai
the big question here is what is he doing in texas? >> well, veronica, this has been part of his campaign strategy in iowa. he'll come into the state, do two or three campaign events and go back and get rest. just because he isn't here doesn't mean his staff isn't here. most drove back from sioux city last night, a three-hour drive, to get started this morning to ged a head start on tuesday. they said there's a lot of work to do, so his staff will be here working both days and weekend...
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i know you are involved in the effort to challenge perry's law in texas. me about the case against that.ç >> the department of justice is considering whether or not to approve texas's law. whether or not the law is discriminatory against minorities and makes it harder for them to participate. we have taken the position that it does and in fact a much greater proportion of african-american and latino citizens will be disenfranchised and participating in the texas elections than the law with white voters. >> the brena know school for justice. stick around with us and the day's top lines are coming up. >> ron paul would wait until one of the cities in the united states is wiped off the map before he reacted. oh it's clearance time! yeah, our low prices are even lower. we need to teach her how to walk. she is taking up valuable cart space. aren't you, honey? [ male announcer ] it's our biggest clearance event of the year where our prices are even lower. save money. live better. walmart. you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. t
i know you are involved in the effort to challenge perry's law in texas. me about the case against that.ç >> the department of justice is considering whether or not to approve texas's law. whether or not the law is discriminatory against minorities and makes it harder for them to participate. we have taken the position that it does and in fact a much greater proportion of african-american and latino citizens will be disenfranchised and participating in the texas elections than the law...
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lawrence versus texas was a huge deal. it ended anti-gay laws that criminalized sex between consenting adults, and perry's talked about it in the past. he defended the law when the supreme court took the case in 2002. he also wrote about the case in his book, which came out just last year. he said that the decision was made by nine oligarchs in robes. and of course this wasn't the first time he forgot something on the trail. >> commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? >> activist judges, whether it was -- um -- no, not the so t. >> i ask for your support and your vote. >> sorry. oops. >>> since the oops moments began, perry sunk in the polls. he's fallen 31% since august. sorry, rick, but i think we just saw why the voters forgot you. ♪ so tell me ♪ tell me >>> still our predictions for the table. what will it look like and who will both parties look to as a vice presidential nominee? ♪ so many things i need to know ♪ is this your normal? jamie lee curtis?? oh, hi, yes...wow, you really went all o
lawrence versus texas was a huge deal. it ended anti-gay laws that criminalized sex between consenting adults, and perry's talked about it in the past. he defended the law when the supreme court took the case in 2002. he also wrote about the case in his book, which came out just last year. he said that the decision was made by nine oligarchs in robes. and of course this wasn't the first time he forgot something on the trail. >> commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there?...
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in texas six people were shot to death in their home while opening their christmas gifts by a man wearing a santa suit. and in southern california a soldier who just returned from afghanistan was shot in the spine at his homecoming party while trying to break up a fight. he is paralyzed and in critical condition. i think all of these stories bring up the inevitable question, what are we doing about gun laws in this country? are they too porous? are they not strict enough? or is that all wrong and it's just these are random acts of violence? i think that it's important to note that you know, a "new york times" report on gun rights found that in north carolina 2,400 permit holders had felony or misdemeanor convictions in the last five years ten had committed murder or manslaughter, eight of those with a grngs 60 had committed weapon re weapon-related assaults. i think there's a lot of questions here. one is do we do we not need stricter gun control laws in this country? do we need to revisit how we issue permits amidst a big push to get -- to allow folks to carry concealed weapons across st
in texas six people were shot to death in their home while opening their christmas gifts by a man wearing a santa suit. and in southern california a soldier who just returned from afghanistan was shot in the spine at his homecoming party while trying to break up a fight. he is paralyzed and in critical condition. i think all of these stories bring up the inevitable question, what are we doing about gun laws in this country? are they too porous? are they not strict enough? or is that all wrong...
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is it a governor from texas who, you know, governed as a reasonably conservatively in a state that's a very conservative state who never had the moderate or independents to vote to win. or is it someone who governed as a conservative with a 90% plus rating in the senate and win two tough elections in the state of pennsylvania? you know, i think that's the person who probably has the best ability track record that shows you've got what it takes to be able to get the voters in the states that are necessary to win this presidency. >> each night, veteran talk host ed schultz tackles theç issues that matter most to americans, 8:00 eastern right here on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> elsewhere, the obama administration is considering transferring a senior taliban leader out of guantanamo bay. "the associated press" reports the suspect labeled a high-risk detainee could be sent back to afghanistan after nine years at gitmo. a move designed to help broker a peace deal with the afghan government. the idea is being met with concern by some in congress and the intelligence community, but
is it a governor from texas who, you know, governed as a reasonably conservatively in a state that's a very conservative state who never had the moderate or independents to vote to win. or is it someone who governed as a conservative with a 90% plus rating in the senate and win two tough elections in the state of pennsylvania? you know, i think that's the person who probably has the best ability track record that shows you've got what it takes to be able to get the voters in the states that are...
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it is texas governor rick perry's newly enunciated fondness for facial hair. other people's facial hair. you may remember this from a couple weeks back. >> with that i think we'll open it up with q & a from the audience. yes, sir with the beautiful beard. you get to go first. >> yes, sir, with the beautiful beard. that was three weeks ago in new hampshire. kind of weird about the beard, right? not bad, just a one off, right? wrong. not a one off. here's what happened when the governor made the rounds with the saturday morning breakfast crowd in iowa this weekend. according to the abc news embed following governor perry, he stopped when he set his eyes on one voter with a long, white beard. we got you a lot going on there, perry told him as he tugged at the man's beard. you got a good full one. this is what that exchange looked like. see. there's the man with the long white beard. although you cannot see perry's tug and the audio is not very good, when our producer cranked up the sound as loud as she could while wearing a headphone, she could make out governor
it is texas governor rick perry's newly enunciated fondness for facial hair. other people's facial hair. you may remember this from a couple weeks back. >> with that i think we'll open it up with q & a from the audience. yes, sir with the beautiful beard. you get to go first. >> yes, sir, with the beautiful beard. that was three weeks ago in new hampshire. kind of weird about the beard, right? not bad, just a one off, right? wrong. not a one off. here's what happened when the...
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one woman from texas and i think her daughter. there were some cell phones being plugged in on the floor because there was no furniture. so he's just starting up. when you look at ad spending, gingrich has spent only $233,000 so far. rick perry and his supporters, his superpac, have spent $5 million, yet perry's in single digits. does money matter? does organization matter? is gingrich just flowing above the frey and able to reach down and inspire people or excite people without spending the money and having an organization? >> well, it's a little too early to tell if we're in a new normal when it comes to retail level campaign during the caucuses. but one thing that you always need to be successful, it's the three ms. money, a message, motivating voters and the mechanics of an operation. no question right now newt gingrich has a message that is resonating, he's starting to raise money now that he's running ads and hiring staff in iowa. but by the campaign's own admission they're camping up when it comes to mechanics. here's where
one woman from texas and i think her daughter. there were some cell phones being plugged in on the floor because there was no furniture. so he's just starting up. when you look at ad spending, gingrich has spent only $233,000 so far. rick perry and his supporters, his superpac, have spent $5 million, yet perry's in single digits. does money matter? does organization matter? is gingrich just flowing above the frey and able to reach down and inspire people or excite people without spending the...
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he's specifically going after south carolina and texas because they're on that list. eric holder could under section 2 also go after any law that is discriminatory under the voting rights act of 1965. he's not chosen to do that. i guess i'm a little more pessimistic because i think it's hard for the average american because of the way this has been framed as voter fraud. who doesn't want to stand against fraud? because of the way it's been framed by a lot of conservative outlets, i think it's hard to make the case that we shouldn't require i.d. i think it's hard for people to understand that if they have i.d., it doesn't mean everyone can get it. that's the uphill battle. it's a political hot potato for president obama to step into this mess. he will face backlash from people who think it's common sense that people should have i.d.s even though 11% of the american public does not. >> well, not everybody in thus country understands how the poor actually lives and how destitute some people can be and want to throw all sorts of restrictions on them. this is a bunch of ho
he's specifically going after south carolina and texas because they're on that list. eric holder could under section 2 also go after any law that is discriminatory under the voting rights act of 1965. he's not chosen to do that. i guess i'm a little more pessimistic because i think it's hard for the average american because of the way this has been framed as voter fraud. who doesn't want to stand against fraud? because of the way it's been framed by a lot of conservative outlets, i think it's...
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like that in texas. the state of michigan from paying their due responsibility to detroit. let me just say this one point. the state of michigan had a deal with the city of detroit. they indicated that they would pay them $330 million if they reduced their income tax. if they kept their promise, the state, the city of detroit would have this ongoing fund. they broke that deal and they lowered the amount of payments to detroit to $220 million. they put them in this fix among many other circumstances. so what i would say is, they're stealing the government, they're squashing democracy and they're dimini diminishing the african-american vote. we have to determine if it's constitutional. i believe it may be unconstitutional. and a violation of the voting rights act. >> the justice department is reviewing the law as we're told tonight. ben jealous, what does this mean to the vote? >> shortsided, this is disruptive. it's part of a pattern we see going on across the country with people coming after people's bas
like that in texas. the state of michigan from paying their due responsibility to detroit. let me just say this one point. the state of michigan had a deal with the city of detroit. they indicated that they would pay them $330 million if they reduced their income tax. if they kept their promise, the state, the city of detroit would have this ongoing fund. they broke that deal and they lowered the amount of payments to detroit to $220 million. they put them in this fix among many other...
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he threw 300,000 women in the state of texas off birth control and off ability to get their well women checkups and basic, basic cancer screenings. i think what we're seeing, and i think governor perry is a perfect example, is now politicians playing politics with women's health and women's lives. and i think it's going to -- i think it is a -- it's a terrible idea for women. it's a terrible idea for women's health. and i think at the end of the day, the voters will reject it. >> cecile richards, an honor to you have you with me tonight. >>> coming up, a very special "rewrite" and it's all about you. you. you know who you are. >>> and the kings of lalt night comedy had a lot of material to choose from this week. that's later. allow natural gas to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas
he threw 300,000 women in the state of texas off birth control and off ability to get their well women checkups and basic, basic cancer screenings. i think what we're seeing, and i think governor perry is a perfect example, is now politicians playing politics with women's health and women's lives. and i think it's going to -- i think it is a -- it's a terrible idea for women. it's a terrible idea for women's health. and i think at the end of the day, the voters will reject it. >> cecile...
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. >>> as far as the forecast goes, a lot of action, snow in colorado, heavy rain in texas, but the warm temperatures in the east. it's just another morning to shake your head. 53 degrees in boston as you wake up and grab the paper and go out to the car this morning, it's ridiculous. it's record highs this time of year. this is an incredibly mild air mass that's in the eastern u.s. all the cold air in the west, 25 in denver with snow, minneapolis has cooled off. a little cooler in chicago, kansas city and st. louis. as far as denver goes, we've already picked up a couple inches of snow. by the time it ends later today, you'll probably have about six to eight on the ground. you're guaranteed now a white christmas. i-25, colorado springs snowing good all the way to pueblo, this is heading for new mexico. everyone in colorado is looking at a white christmas and many areas of new mexico. that's where we'll pick up three to six inches. albuquerque, maybe two to three for you. our computers are thinking a little light snow is possible in areas of new england. eventually all the rain drenching
. >>> as far as the forecast goes, a lot of action, snow in colorado, heavy rain in texas, but the warm temperatures in the east. it's just another morning to shake your head. 53 degrees in boston as you wake up and grab the paper and go out to the car this morning, it's ridiculous. it's record highs this time of year. this is an incredibly mild air mass that's in the eastern u.s. all the cold air in the west, 25 in denver with snow, minneapolis has cooled off. a little cooler in...
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. >> but texas. just kidding! i was going to say liberals, but that would be pushing it. anyway, thank you, susan page. you know these -- how many of these have you covered? >> this is my ninth caucuses. >> we are brigadoon characters, aren't? >>> coming up, why don't evangelical voters get in line behind one candidate? i don't know why we're encouraging this, but if they get behind santorum instead of splitting their vote between perry, bachmann, gingrich and the rest of them, they won't have any clout. we're teaching evangelicals tonight how to have more political clout. we'll be back from java joe's in des moines. first, i caught up with some voters at that romney rally today, let's watch. >> tell me about your vote and how you see your vote next day in the caucuses. >> i feel like i don't need my president to be my moral compass or my religious compass, i need him to take care of my paycheck and that's why i'm out here supporting romney. what is it about taking a first step that we find so compelling? is it because taking a step represents hope? or triumph? at genwort
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i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair... i think we have our answer. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. this season's hottest games and...sweatbands. [ grunting noises ] ahh! this is gold. [ mom ] woo! [ game ] snaps up the ace. i'll never be popular. [ game ] next game decides our winner. [ male announcer ] get low prices on this season's hottest games. like kinect sports season 2 for xbox 360 with kinect. rated e for everyone. backed by our christmas price guarantee. save money. live better. walmart. i wish my patients could see what i see. ♪ that over time, having high cholesterol plus diabetes... or high blood pressure... or family history of early heart disease... can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup. and they'd see that it's more important to get their cholesterol where their doctor wants. and why for these patients, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i prescr
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but real clear politics' latest average shows the texas congressman topping the field right there in iowa with a slight lead over mitt romney essentially statistically tied. newt gingrich in third, six points behind the front-runners. rick perry three points back of gingrich. while he may have the support of iowa, the national polls shows ron paul dropping to third place and newt gingrich is at 28%. mitt romney, three points behind gingrich within the margin of error 13 points behind mitt romney is paul. mike huckabee has weighed in with his prediction. >> i would probably say that mitt romney will end up winning it today. now, i think, again, ron paul because of his organization could and that's where mitt is really at a disadvantage. he doesn't have the devotion. if the weather is good, mitt romney is in better shape. if the weather is bad and it's real tough to get out ron paul will win. >> huckabee called rick santorum greatly underestimated saying while the former pennsylvania senator may not win the state, he could rise to the top three or four. in the final week, mitt romney h
but real clear politics' latest average shows the texas congressman topping the field right there in iowa with a slight lead over mitt romney essentially statistically tied. newt gingrich in third, six points behind the front-runners. rick perry three points back of gingrich. while he may have the support of iowa, the national polls shows ron paul dropping to third place and newt gingrich is at 28%. mitt romney, three points behind gingrich within the margin of error 13 points behind mitt...
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they're from texas. at the mention of zz top he shared a personal moment he had with the band. one of the fun things i got to do was play with zz top. the best beards of all. governor perry did play with them at a bush inaugural event in 2005. rick perry loves beards. once is amazing, twice is a coincidence. but three times here is kind of a trend. based on the magical three instant sample set, governor rick perry is an entertainedly and fondly proud of the beards. you openly loving beards to the need of touching them on other
they're from texas. at the mention of zz top he shared a personal moment he had with the band. one of the fun things i got to do was play with zz top. the best beards of all. governor perry did play with them at a bush inaugural event in 2005. rick perry loves beards. once is amazing, twice is a coincidence. but three times here is kind of a trend. based on the magical three instant sample set, governor rick perry is an entertainedly and fondly proud of the beards. you openly loving beards to...
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let's say texas. they say that even your university of texas, the state school in texas that i.d. is not good enough to vote. you then have to go out and purchase the kind of i.d. that they're asking for. that isn't a direct poll tax. >> one of the ways is to have your vote stolen and majority fraud happen. >> when does that happen? >> i think it happened in seattle. it's happened in louisiana multiple times. >> what kind of voter fraud are you saying? >> the kind of -- >> louisiana. >> there's a lot of information -- >> you should explain it. >> how much time do we have? >> we have a minute. >> it was 1994. he was running for governor of maryland m. >> matt, voter fraud exists. and at the end of the day, it comes down to weighing your options. i think there is a lot -- there is evidence that has made voter fraud seem like much more of a problem. on the other hand, you have the implications of these voter i.d. laws and countless numbers of states that could affect up to five million people. when you're purely look at those numbers, one would think you'd give a little more weight t
let's say texas. they say that even your university of texas, the state school in texas that i.d. is not good enough to vote. you then have to go out and purchase the kind of i.d. that they're asking for. that isn't a direct poll tax. >> one of the ways is to have your vote stolen and majority fraud happen. >> when does that happen? >> i think it happened in seattle. it's happened in louisiana multiple times. >> what kind of voter fraud are you saying? >> the kind...
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there used to be front-runners in the race, the governor of texas here's what he said about all of the polls showing him in single digits. >> we've got our own internal stuff that shows us with a nice path to victory in iowa. i just saw a paul as we were coming in that had me in second place. it was off the internet i think, hot gas was the sign. >> a national poll? >> just iowa. it is a very, very fluid race in iowa in particular. polls are fun and interesting things, but iowa caucus is really different. >> i think he was referring to hot air, but that's pretty fun he said hot gas but it anyway, shira tuplets he's making this direct appeal at evangelicals and if the elite here in washington may roll their eyes about it, but it can be an effective strategy in the state of iowa. >> absolutely. asked mike huckabee about iowa. they have their own people who turn up to a caucus. >> not influenced by fox news or the "wall street journal" editorial. >> exact he will. perry's campaign in many ways can't touch the network that could turn out for the right candidate from evangelicals. >> i have
there used to be front-runners in the race, the governor of texas here's what he said about all of the polls showing him in single digits. >> we've got our own internal stuff that shows us with a nice path to victory in iowa. i just saw a paul as we were coming in that had me in second place. it was off the internet i think, hot gas was the sign. >> a national poll? >> just iowa. it is a very, very fluid race in iowa in particular. polls are fun and interesting things, but...